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The 25 Best Movie Endings of All Time — Tilt Movies

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The 25 Best Movie Endings of All Time

A ranked countdown of cinema's most iconic final scenes — from the projection booth of Cinema Paradiso to a 1903 gunshot straight at the camera.

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25 titles

Cinema Paradiso

#1

Cinema Paradiso

1988

Casablanca

#2

Casablanca

1943

Sunset Boulevard

#3

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Planet of the Apes

#4

Planet of the Apes

1968

La La Land

#5

La La Land

2016

The Usual Suspects

#6

The Usual Suspects

1995

Before Sunset

#7

Before Sunset

2004

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

#8

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

Prisoners

#9

Prisoners

2013

Toy Story 3

#10

Toy Story 3

2010

Avengers: Infinity War

#11

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

Whiplash

#12

Whiplash

2014

Some Like It Hot

#13

Some Like It Hot

1959

Iron Man

#14

Iron Man

2008

Casino Royale

#15

Casino Royale

2006

The Red Shoes

#16

The Red Shoes

1948

Get Out

#17

Get Out

2017

The Searchers

#18

The Searchers

1956

The Godfather

#19

The Godfather

1972

Rocky

#20

Rocky

1976

Inception

#21

Inception

2010

Se7en

#22

Se7en

1995

The Green Knight

#23

The Green Knight

2021

Thelma & Louise

#24

Thelma & Louise

1991

The Great Train Robbery

#25

The Great Train Robbery

1903